Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Patent
1994-01-10
1995-08-15
Focarino, Margaret A.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
280739, 422166, 102531, B60R 2128, B60R 2130
Patent
active
054413036
ABSTRACT:
A system and method for inflating and deflating an air bag within a vehicle without substantially exposing the occupants of the vehicle to toxic compounds, particulates, and other contaminants in the gas mixture used to inflate the air bag. The system includes a flow guide having an exterior port in fluid communication with the ambient air outside the vehicle, an air bag port connectable in fluid communication with the air bag, and an internal bore permitting fluid flow between the exterior port and the air bag. A nozzle disposed within the flow guide bore is secured to an inflator containing a pressurized gas source. The nozzle and flow guide preferably have certain geometric characteristics disclosed herein. In operation, gas is expelled from the gas bag inflator through the nozzle at a velocity sufficient to entrain ambient air from outside the vehicle. The entrained ambient air mixes with the gas expelled through the nozzle, and the mixture inflates the air bag. The air bag is deflated by moving the mixture out of the air bag and through the flow guide bore for disposition amidst ambient air outside the vehicle. Thus, the vehicle's occupants are not substantially exposed to the mixture and its contaminants, because the bag is vented outside the vehicle.
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English Peter C.
Focarino Margaret A.
Lyons Ronald L.
Thiokol Corporation
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